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A Hatsune Miku FansiteSat, 01 Aug 2015 04:16:31 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.3Snow Miku at Asian Fest 2015, FIGHTERS vs MARINES Baseball Game Fan Reporthttp://www.mikufan.com/snow-miku-at-asian-fest-2015-fighters-baseball-game-fan-report/
http://www.mikufan.com/snow-miku-at-asian-fest-2015-fighters-baseball-game-fan-report/#commentsFri, 31 Jul 2015 21:04:01 +0000http://www.mikufan.com/?p=12963[...]]]>Asian Fest 2015 is now underway, with the first day of the event (July 31st) having already passed. Hatsune Miku, Snow Miku and FIGHTERS fans alike have flooded twitter with photo and video reports of the FIGHTERS vs MARINES baseball game from last night, so we’d like to share the photos and videos from those fans.

As for the game results, the FIGHTERS unfortunately lost against the MARINES with a 6 to 11 score.

Snow Miku singing the FIGHTERS theme song on the Sapporo Dome’s big screen!

Hatsune Miku Variant Play Arts Kai will come at 250mm tall with 3 optional hand parts and a leek accessory. The figure is based on the collaboration design by Tetsuya Nomura, the renowned character designer for Final Fantasy series. Her release date is currently set in December this year.

The collaboration design was first revealed as the promotional video for Hatsune Miku art exhibition during Hatsune Miku Expo in New York on October 9th~19th, 2014, and later showcased at NYCC 2014 and SDCC 2015 as a figure.

Now Sony of China has announced another collaboration that started today: A Hatsune Miku collaboration for their own Walkman NWZ-A15 media player, and Sony MDR-1A headphones, both of which are premium products. For this collaboration, 4 different colors of the Walkman will be available (black, gray, pink and blue in metallic finishes),and 2 different colors for the headphones (black and gray). These colors take accents from Hatsune Miku’s official color palette.

Here is where the fan collab comes into play: The MP3 players have 4 different illustrations to choose from for the backside design, and the headphones also have 4 different designs. Two designs were illustrated by KEI, the official Hatsune Miku V2 illustrator, while the other two were illustrated by iXima, the official Hatsune Miku V3 illustrator.

Fan voting begins today, and will run until August 14th in China. Fans can vote by following the QR code on the official collaboration site, and casting their vote via the WeChat app. The winning MP3 player and headphone designs will be adopted for official production, with availability and pricing to be announced later. The release will likely remain China-exclusive.

]]>http://www.mikufan.com/sony-of-china-announces-hatsune-miku-x-sony-walkman-collaboration/feed/6Official Hatsune Miku Theme Now Available For LINE Messenger Apphttp://www.mikufan.com/official-hatsune-miku-theme-now-available-for-line-messenger-app/
http://www.mikufan.com/official-hatsune-miku-theme-now-available-for-line-messenger-app/#commentsWed, 29 Jul 2015 02:00:00 +0000http://www.mikufan.com/?p=12915[...]]]>If you’re a fan of Hatsune Miku and a user of the popular LINE messenger app, you likely have the official Hatsune Miku sticker pack for it. Just recently, however, a full theme for the app was released on the LINE store!

The theme was designed by iXima, the official illustrator of Hatsune Miku’s V3 box art, as well as various other artworks for goods and promotions. The skin costs $2.99 USD on the US store, but will vary based on your region. The skin has no expiration, and will continue to receive update support for 180 days after sales of the skin ends (if it ever ends). I have to say, that promotional illustration of Miku with the ahoge is just adorable.

Atlus has announced today for Hatsune Miku appearance in Persona 4: Dancing All Night in the form of DLC, with her appearance as a design from Hatsune Miku x Namie Amuro collaboration in early June this year. The announced DLC will feature the song “Heaven(ATOLS remix)” with release date set on mid-August.

The illustration we see here is done by the famous illustrator Shigenori Soejima, who is best known for his contributions to the Persona series. Previously he was responsible for the main visual for Hatsune Miku x Namie Amuro collaboration, making this the second collaboration illustration from him.

Persona 4: Dancing All Night is a dancing game on PS Vita platform released on June 25th, and developed by Atlus(subsidiary of Sega). Enjoy the teaser images below from Famitsu.

]]>http://www.mikufan.com/hatsune-miku-to-dance-in-persona-4-dancing-all-night-mid-august/feed/7Racing Miku 2016 Finalists Revealed, Final Design to Arrive on August 8thhttp://www.mikufan.com/racing-miku-2016-finalists-revealed-final-design-to-arrive-on-august-8th/
http://www.mikufan.com/racing-miku-2016-finalists-revealed-final-design-to-arrive-on-august-8th/#commentsWed, 22 Jul 2015 13:38:00 +0000http://www.mikufan.com/?p=12849[...]]]>
Through a great amount of creative and inspiring art submissions, Goodsmile Racing team has announced today the five Racing Miku 2016 finalists via live stream. Please note that these finalists only serve as a concept and will be edited before use by GSR.

UPDATE: The final Racing Miku design will take on the design elements from the five finalists, and ultimately create a new design. The design will then be revealed on August 8th, presumably via another live stream(which should arrive soon).

We hope everyone that wanted to participate in the Racing Miku 2016 art contest submitted their designs, as submissions have been closed today! Additionally, the results of the collaboration will be announced July 22nd at 8:00 PM JST on Nicovideo! Be sure to watch to watch it live to see the winner announced, or timeshift it to watch it at a later time.

]]>http://www.mikufan.com/racing-miku-2016-art-collaboration-submissions-closed-winner-tba-july-22nd/feed/0Snow Miku Teams Up With Hokkaido’s “Fighters” Baseball Team, Collaboration Details Announcedhttp://www.mikufan.com/snow-miku-teams-up-with-hokkaidos-fighters-baseball-team-collaboration-details-announced/
http://www.mikufan.com/snow-miku-teams-up-with-hokkaidos-fighters-baseball-team-collaboration-details-announced/#commentsSun, 19 Jul 2015 15:35:24 +0000http://www.mikufan.com/?p=12812[...]]]>For years we’ve seen Hatsune Miku’s derivative design “Snow Miku” featured in sports and festival collaborations in the Hokkaido region of Sapporo, Japan. But she seems to want to break free of Winter’s boundaries, and wants a little fun in Summer events.

Earlier this month, a collaboration was announced between Snow Miku, and Hokkaido’s own Hokkaido Nippon-ham Fighters baseball team. Such promotional collaborations in Japan are quite common, and you often see cross promotions between sports teams and various anime for boosting a team’s popularity. Hatsune Miku was “born” in Sapporo, however, so this collaboration feels more at home for the locals of Hokkaido.

The collaboration itself will help promote Asian Fest 2015, a festival that celebrates Japan’s neighboring East Asian countries. Asian Fest will be held from July 31st~August 2nd. It seems the celebration started a little early, however, and Snow Miku already sang the Fighters theme song at their game on June 9th, with the vocal work produced by Waka.

“Snow Miku” version of Fighters theme song.

The details of the collaboration were announced as follows:

1: Shirts and Postcards.

For fans of Snow Miku and Nippon-ham Fighters, there are various goods announced for sale at the event. The first of these are limited availability T-shirts and postcards, each with a daily limit of 390 (or 1170 across all 3 days). You’ll have to be quick to secure your own!

Remember the theme song played above? An animation featuring Snow Miku will accompany the song on the Sapporo Dome’s two giant twin screens. There will also be a celebratory balloon release.

4: Opening Dance, Snow Miku Theme

Every game opening features the Fighters Girls performing the opening dance, but this time it will be carried out in Snow Miku outfits!

5: Snow Miku Bus @ Sapporo Dome 1F Concourse Hall (Exhibition)

A snow Miku themed exhibition will be set up at the concourse hall of the Sapporo Dome on 1F, and will be open for only the three days of Asian Fest. Among the exhibition attractions will be the Snow Miku bus!

One of the most recently announced goods is a full graphic “Snow Miku meets Fighters” T-shirt, priced at 6500 Yen. It also comes with the honorary “Miku 3939″ name and jersey number printed on the back.

]]>http://www.mikufan.com/snow-miku-teams-up-with-hokkaidos-fighters-baseball-team-collaboration-details-announced/feed/1Recent Must-Listen Hatsune Miku Songs Roundup #2: Electropop, EDM, Metal and Morehttp://www.mikufan.com/recent-must-listen-hatsune-miku-songs-roundup-2-electropop-edm-metal-and-more/
http://www.mikufan.com/recent-must-listen-hatsune-miku-songs-roundup-2-electropop-edm-metal-and-more/#commentsThu, 16 Jul 2015 13:14:07 +0000http://www.mikufan.com/?p=12744[...]]]>It’s certainly been a long while since we last had a music dedicated article, and we have received a great and positive feedback from our most recent one. With that said, we’re bringing more! (laugh)